Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 September 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rodez | ||
Number | 28 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2022 | Maryland Terrapins | 84 | (14) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | Saint-Étienne | 2 | (1) |
2023– | Rodez | 22 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Canada U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Jamaica | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2021 |
Mikayla Dayes (born 29 September 1999) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Seconde Ligue club Rodez. Born in Canada, she represents Jamaica at international level. She previously played for her country of birth women's national under-17 team.
After playing at Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary School and for the Toronto Blizzard, Dayes chose University of Maryland for her collegiate career. Her freshman year, she earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week Honors. She played in every game the rest of her college career. [2] Dayes helped Maryland reach the Big Ten Tournament, the first time Maryland had ever reached it in women's soccer. Dayes made the Big Ten All Tournament Team and had a three game-winning goals, a team high. [3]
She studied biological sciences and public health science. [2]
Dayes played for AS Saint-Étienne in the French Division 2 Féminine. [4]
Dayes was a former Canada youth international and played at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [1] [5]
Dayes made her senior international debut for Jamaica on 13 June 2021, coming in as a substitute against the United States. [6] [7] She featured in for Jamaica's 2022 CONCACAF Women's World Cup qualifiers and played in the women's football tournament at the 2023 CAC Games where she scored her first international goal in a 3-7 loss to Mexico. [8] [9]
After 22 of the 23 senior Jamaica players who featured at the 2023 Women's World Cup opted out of Jamaica's CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualifiers due to financial disputes with the Jamaica Football Federation, Dayes was called up. She played in Gold Cup qualifiers against Panama and Guatemala. [10] [5]
Dayes' twin sister Malikae Dayes also played for the University of Maryland and has been called up for Jamaica. Both of their parents, Georgette and Humphrey, are from Jamaica. [11] [12]
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